I have specified for some time on FR that there is one Ben Shapiro I admire, and one I cannot listen to.
The Ben Shapiro that goes onstage in college campuses and debates live, toe to toe with Leftists is enjoyable to watch, he pretty much shreds them.
The one we see on television and listen to in podcasts where he tries to be middle of the road because he thinks that is somehow more noble, is un-listenable to me.
However, it is his increasing propensity to be the “middle of the road” Ben Shapiro that has led me to stop even trying to listen to him.
Maybe the best way ti describe him He is kind of two faced. One face I like; the other I don’t.